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Lesson 52
A pretty carpet
【New words and expressions】
temporarily adv. 暂时地
inch n. 英寸(度量单位)
space n. 空间
actually adv. 实际上
★inch
n. 英寸(度量单位)
foot 英尺(pl. feet );
mile 英里
Space 空间 不可数
★actually adv. 实际上
=in fact
The students have prepared for the exam
The students have been preparing for the exam
现在完成时,现在完成进行时
现在完成时:have done,表示已完成的动作
现在完成进行时:have been doing,强调动作在某一段时间内一直在进行。到现在为止,该动作可能还在继续进行。
句子中常含有all+表示时间的词语如all day,all morning等或for和since。
I have read the book. 书已看完
I have been reading the book.还没看完, 还要继续
-Why are you so tired?
I_________(paint) my house,and it will be finished till next week
I_________(cough) for two days,and I will see the doctor this afternoon.
He ___ ____(finish) his work for two days
跟次数连用的, 一定只能用完成时, 不能用现在完成进行时
He has rung me up five times since 12 o’clock.
have been paintng
have been coughing
has finished
【课文讲解】
1、We have just moved into a new house and I have been working hard all morning.
前者强调动作发生的事实或结果
后者强调动作一直持续发生的过程
It has rained for half day.
It has been raining.
2、I have been trying to get my new room in order.
get sth. in order
使……有秩序,把……整理好
(get 使役动词)
in order 整齐,井然有序,有秩序, 有次序
在你离开房间时请把每样东西整理好
Get/Put everything in order before you leave the room.
3、This has not been easy because I own over a thousand books.
★own ① vt. 拥有
我有一千本书
I own over a thousand books.
② vt. &vi. 承认
他承认他偷了钱包
He owned to stealing the wallet.
他承认他犯了错误
He owned (that) he had made a mistake.
③ adj. 自己的
He has a car of his own.
He lives in his own house.
Over=more than
数字+thousand
thousands of 数千
4、To make matters worse, the room is rather small, so I have temporarily put my books on the floor.
to make matters worse
更糟糕的是……,插入语
我在森林里迷路了,而且更糟糕的是,天要黑 了
I lost my way in the forest, and to make matters worse, it became dark.
rather adj. 相当的
5、At the moment, they cover every inch of floor space and I actually have to walk on them to get in or out of the room.
at the moment = now 现在,此刻,目前
every inch 每一英寸(夸张)
在美国遍地是黄金
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